Algeria will remain one of the largest wheat importers in the new season

The US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service forecasts that Algeria will import approximately 9.2 million tons of wheat in the 2025/26 season to meet domestic demand, with Russia being the primary supplier and Ukraine contributing significantly as well. Algeria's wheat and barley production is expected to remain stable, while its population's increasing consumption of cereals, particularly bread, is expected to slowly rise. The country may also import 700 thousand tonnes of barley and increase corn and soybean imports due to the poultry industry's growth. The 23rd International Conference BLACK SEA GRAIN.KYIV, to be held in Kyiv on April 24, will discuss the development of the grain sector in the Black Sea and Danube region.

According to the forecast of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture, in the event of stable domestic wheat production in 2025/26, Algeria will import about 9.2 million tons of wheat to meet domestic demand, which will correspond to the volume of imports in the 2024/25 season, given the forecasted similar harvest. The main supplier of wheat to Algeria remains the Russian Federation, although Ukraine has also become an important source of grain supplies, while wheat exports from France have sharply decreased this season, FAS reports. If in the 2021/22 MY, Algeria imported 0.5 million tons of Russian wheat, then in the MY 2022/23 – already 2.1 million tons, in 2023/24 – 1.6 million tons, and in MY 2024/25 – over 1.8 million tons. Wheat exports from EU countries in the current season amounted to 1.16 million tons, although 6 years ago, Algeria purchased almost 80% of all imported wheat (approximately 5 million tons) from France. Wheat and barley ...